Melbourne MacDowell
Born November 11, 1856 (Age: 169)
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South River, New Jersey, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey). MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent. Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.
From Wikipedia
He was born Willet Melbourne MacDowell in Little Washington, New Jersey (now South River, New Jersey).
MacDowell began appearing in silent films in 1917 by which time he was long a stage veteran. His co-stars were such actors as William S. Hart, Lon Chaney, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett and numerous others. Though he lived until the early 1940s, his film career ended in 1928 with the end of silent films. He returned for one sound film short in 1932, A Fool About Women with Andy Clyde and Vernon Dent.
Several films that Melbourne MacDowell appeared in survive today and can be found on DVD, particularly two of his outing with Lon Chaney, Nomads of the North and Outside the Law.
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Filmography
Go West, Young Man
1918
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as Amos Latham
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Age: 62
No Image
Coals of Fire
1918
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as James Bradley
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Age: 61
A Nine O'Clock Town
1918
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as Mr. Adler
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Age: 61
The Vamp
1918
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as Mr. Fleming
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Age: 61
The Claws of the Hun
1918
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as Godfrey Stanton
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Age: 61
The Biggest Show on Earth
1918
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as Nat Kemp
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Age: 61
Playing the Game
1918
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as Jeremiah Prentiss
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Age: 61
Love Me
1918
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as Grant Appleby
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Age: 61
The Keys of the Righteous
1918
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as Judge Michael Burke
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Age: 61